Invagination on children and babies is still many found cases compared to the invagination as occurred to adult. The patient mostly as healthy babies, breasting, in good nutrition, and when the growth is optimal condition. The causes of invagination on children and babies noted 70%-90% not known yet. In investigation with the data known that the invagination illness in Indonesia go to increase up continuously recently. The objective of this study is to know total prevalence of invagination patient on children noted on Haji Adam Malik Medan Hospital and on Dokter Pirngadi Hospital period of 2006-2009.
This research adopted a descriptive with cross-sectional retrospective method. The sample of this research are all patient of children aged 1 month – 11 years old. Data obtained through all card status of patient with invagination on children originated by medical record.
The result of research showed that invagination illness on children based on their sex mostly found the case on age 21 (61,6%) on boy and the cases with 12 (36,4%) girl, whereas based on aged mostly found with the case of 13 (63,6%) cases 5-8 month, followed 9 (27,3%) cases 1-4 months, 6 (18,2%) 9 – 11 months, and 3 cases (9,1%) cases of 1-4 years old, and 2 (6,1%) cases of 9-11 years old, still bases on status of nutrition mostly found with 25 (75,8%) cases with good nutrient and 8 (24,2%) cases with bad nutrient. Whereas for invagination type with mostly cases is 23 (69,7%) cases Ileo-colica, followed 6 (18,2%) cases with ileo-ielocolica, and the rest 2 (6,1%) cases with ileo-ileal and colo-colica.
It is suggested to medical worker is urged to take part and more actively in guiding them with counseling regarding the invagination illness, for releasing them away lateness in handling their care and avoid them from complicated and death any way.